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Last updated on January 10th, 2023 at 03:33 pm This Swim Meet Survival Guide helps new swimmers and swim parents quickly learn the ins and outs of meets. In addition to general information about how swim meets run, this guide also provides questions. Why? To help you learn what you don’t know that you don’t […]
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Last updated on January 10th, 2023 at 03:33 pm Swim meets are more fun when swimmers and parents come prepared. This list helps new swimmers and parents not only know what to bring to a swim meet it also gives tips to each on what to expect and do there. See also Swim Meet Survival
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Last updated on July 3rd, 2020 at 09:47 pm What is Institutional Knowledge and why does it matter to my swim meet? If you belong to a team which now hosts meets, you likely have key people without whom, you’d be lost. These key people have “Institutional Knowledge,” or knowledge about what it takes for your
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Last updated on March 28th, 2023 at 06:29 pm Looking for ways to improve swim meets? Get and use feedback. Here are some practical ideas on how. Getting Feedback To get feedback, simply ask a question or questions. Then, listen to, or read, the answer. There are many ways to do this. Who to ask?
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Last updated on September 8th, 2023 at 10:25 am When team parents have a good volunteer experience at a swim meet, they, their swimmers, other athletes, and their swim team, all benefit. So, it makes sense to use them as meet workers. This article shares ideas on how to involve parents, and others connected with the team,
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Last updated on March 22nd, 2023 at 03:38 pm In my mind, every swim club/team is a meet-hosting organization—even those who haven’t ever run a meet. Why? Because meets are an essential part of competitive swimming. If I could wave a magic wand and give every coach, and other swim team leader this vision, I
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Last updated on February 6th, 2023 at 03:47 pm Who should host swim meets? As many clubs as possible. Why? Because swim meets are essential in competitive swimming. Meets can benefit not only swimmers but also the meet host. Even if teams don’t yet have a meet hosting capacity, they can still benefit from developing a swim meet
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Last updated on May 19th, 2022 at 12:02 pm Do you belong to a meet host organization that runs swim meets? Creating a Seasonal Swim Meet Prep Plan at the beginning of the season helps. It takes a lot of people to run a successful swim meet. However, there are usually a few key leaders
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Last updated on October 27th, 2021 at 03:06 pm As meet director of USA Swimming‘s 2016 Western Zone Age Group Championships, the planning committee and myself tried some new things. One was an athlete Gratitude Campaign. What is an Athlete Gratitude Campaign? The campaign invited each athlete to give three “thank you’s” in each session of the
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Last updated on June 23rd, 2022 at 05:55 pm Question: Is there a right or best way to run a swim meet? My answer is: Not really. First and foremost, the meet must be safe. It must also conform to the governing body’s rules and regulations. These are two “must haves.” However, once the meet
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Last updated on August 2nd, 2023 at 04:32 pm Understanding why it’s important to host, or run, swim meets can help give both motivation and direction when challenges arise. Swimmers, parents and the meet host can all benefit from great meets. Swimmers need swim meets Competitive swimmers need times to measure their personal progress and compete at
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